Scorpions
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Deuteronomy 8:15
- Last Reference: Revelation 9:10
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Scorpions
Mentioned along with serpents (Deuteronomy 8:15). Used also figuratively to denote wicked persons (Ezekiel 2:6; Luke 10:19); also a particular kind of scourge or whip (1 Kings 12:11). Scorpions were a species of spider. They abounded in the Jordan valley.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Scorpions-thorn
SCOR'PION'S-THORN, noun A plant of the genus Ulex.